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diphthongize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | diphthongise |
| Type of | change, shift, switch |
| Has types | break |
| Derivation | diphthong |
This vowel diphthongized in Germanic.
Examples of diphthongize
diphthongize
At some point unknown to us, the phonetically long vowels began to diphthongize.
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However, there are recognized situations in which other vowel pairs diphthongize.
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Moreover, in some dialects such as that of Sittard and Maastricht, especially the mid and high vowels tend to diphthongize when they have a push tone.
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